When Yang Jian and A Bao, along with thirty men, were still on the highway from Dongjiang to Nanhai, they received news that A Long had successfully completed his assassination mission.
They were driving four business vans and one car, all with fake license plates, preparing to attack Hong Xing's casino in Nanhai. Their goal was not only to inflict damage but also to lure him to Nanhai.
Yang Jian had contacted Luo Peng the previous evening to gather information about the casino's location, layout, and personnel. He also asked Luo Peng to wear a distinctive piece of clothing to avoid friendly fire.
At 1 PM, Yang Jian and his group arrived in Dali Town, Nanhai City.
Hong Xing's Xinhe Chamber of Commerce was located in the urban-rural fringe of the town. It was a standalone three-story building, covering over three hundred square meters, and luxuriously decorated.
In front of the chamber was a large parking lot of over two thousand square meters, charging fees for social vehicles. These were all Hong Xing's properties in Nanhai.
The casino was set up in the first-floor conference room of the chamber. Since most of the patrons were kiln owners and brick transport drivers from Xinhe, they played dice games.
The dice game was simple and could accommodate hundreds of participants simultaneously, attracting gamblers from other provinces who were doing business nearby.
As a result, the casino had been thriving for two to three years, with Hong Xing earning tens of millions from it and acquiring numerous properties in Nanhai, Xinhe, and even Hancheng.
The casino operated from 1 PM to 11:30 PM. According to Luo Peng's information, people with a Xinhe accent could enter directly, while those with accents from other regions needed a guarantor. This was mainly to prevent plainclothes police officers from infiltrating.
Yang Jian decided to lead A Feng and Jun Jun into the casino himself. Their Hancheng accents were close to the Xinhe accent, so they should not arouse suspicion.
After a simple disguise, Yang Jian was confident that no one in this place could recognize him. He parked the car not far from the chamber and walked towards the main entrance with a briefcase.
"Brother, has the gambling session started?"
Before the two guards at the entrance could ask, Yang Jian spoke first.
Hearing the accent of a fellow townsman from Xinhe, one of the guards smiled at him and said, "It has already started. You haven't been here before, have you, boss?"
"I came last year. I'm friends with your boss Hong, and we had dinner together in the town the day before yesterday. He hasn't arrived yet, has he?"
"Oh, since you are Boss Hong's friend, please come in."
The guard did not suspect anything, as Hong Xing had indeed not yet arrived in Xinhe.
The three of them successfully entered the chamber. Luo Peng was sitting in the lobby reading a newspaper. Seeing them, he subtly pointed to the right with his thumb, indicating that the casino was in that direction.
There were many casino staff members in the lobby. If they went in the wrong direction, it would arouse suspicion. The three of them walked into the right-hand passage with composure. After turning a corner, they heard a noisy sound coming from a room.
The three followed the sound into the casino, where hundreds of people were gambling, most of them with Xinhe accents.
Yang Jian signaled A Feng to send a message to A Bao, telling him to launch the attack. They didn't want to waste time pretending to gamble; they came to cooperate from the inside and catch them off guard.
Upon receiving the message, A Bao immediately directed the four business vans to drive to the entrance of the chamber simultaneously.
"Police business, everyone get down."
As soon as A Bao got out of the car, he took out a police ID and held it up, shouting. This was to prevent resistance and avoid unnecessary casualties.
The two guards at the entrance had already become vigilant when the business vans approached. They drew their cleavers from behind the gate.
But as soon as they heard it was the police, they immediately dropped their cleavers and ran into the chamber, shouting, "The cops are here, run!"
The casino guards in the lobby also heard the commotion outside and prepared to fight back. Upon hearing the guards at the entrance shout, they also lost their fighting spirit. No matter how arrogant they were, they dared not confront the cops, so they all retreated.
The chamber clearly had a back door. By the time A Bao and his men rushed in, all the guards had fled.
At the same time, the casino was in chaos. The gamblers scattered like headless flies. However, the casino managers remained calm, instructing the inner staff to open the back door and quickly evacuate the gamblers.
"Brother Jian, should we make a move?"
A Feng saw that the casino staff were all running away, but Yang Jian had not yet decided to act, and he was a little anxious.
"Don't hurt anyone, just smash this chamber."
Yang Jian's purpose for coming today was not to injure anyone. The scene was too chaotic, and it was difficult to distinguish between gamblers and staff. There was no need to harm innocent people. Instead, he wanted to smash the chamber, which would force Hong Xing to come and oversee the repairs.
The casino staff had all fled. A Bao and his thirty men, armed with baseball bats, began smashing everything from the first to the third floor. There were staff members on the second and third floors, all of whom were terrified and hid in corners.
Computers, glass, office desks and chairs, lamps, rosewood furniture, calligraphy and paintings, handicrafts—anything that could be smashed was smashed to pieces.
"Brother Bao, let's go."
Seeing that they had smashed enough, Yang Jian told A Bao to lead his men to retreat. Staying longer would attract the real police.
In less than ten minutes, the entire chamber was in ruins, with no intact objects, not even the stair railings were deformed.
At A Bao's command, everyone immediately withdrew from the chamber, got into the cars, and left quickly. They then drove separately, changed their license plates in a secluded location, and returned to Dongjiang.
"Brother Bao, these are tens of thousands of yuan picked up from the casino. Distribute them to the brothers."
On the way back to Dongjiang, A Feng, sitting in the passenger seat, handed a stack of cash, amounting to fifty to sixty thousand, to A Bao.
The three of them had been smashing the casino. The incident happened so suddenly that the gamblers, fearing arrest, fled without even collecting the cash on the gambling tables. Therefore, there was a lot of cash scattered in the casino. They only picked up a few stacks as a bonus for the brothers who participated in the operation that day.
A Bao accepted the cash without being polite and asked, "Little Yang, what's the next step?"
Yang Jian thought for a moment and said, "Shen Hua was killed, and Hong Xing will definitely handle the funeral at home. He should not be coming for the next three to five days. We'll wait for Luo Peng's news. As soon as Hong Xing arrives, we will take action. This time, I won't let him have a chance to return to Xinhe."
"Aren't you afraid that Hong Xing will retaliate against your family or factory again?"
"He probably wouldn't dare. A Long's direct assassination of Shen Hua this time will instill fear in him. Since I don't show myself, I will always be a threat to him. If he harms my family, he will have to bear the risk of retaliation against himself and his family.
He cannot determine where I am, nor does he know when I will strike. Therefore, I am certain that he will not dare to retaliate for the time being.
Besides, my sixty security guards are not to be trifled with. During this period, they will fully protect my family and factory, including my sister's family who has temporarily returned to Yangli Village."
Learning from experience, Yang Jian was no longer the reckless youth he was when he first entered the gambling world. He had made proper arrangements before taking action, ensuring that his family would not be harmed again.